Reporter's Shield Event

[Allison Hayward]

I am taking the liberty of forwarding a flyer about next week's 
Reporter's Shield event, in case anyone on the list is interested in 
attending or in obtaining a transcript.

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*The Federalist Society's Free Speech and Election Law *

*Practice Group*

*Presents a Panel Discussion on:*

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*Reporters' Shield*


          A number of high profile court orders in the recent past have 
demanded reporters divulge confidential sources or face contempt 
charges.  In response, both the House and the Senate have considered 
versions of a federal "reporters' shield" law to supplement the common 
law privilege often extended to reporters to keep sources confidential.  
This topic provokes a number of questions about the role of the press 
and whether it should be treated more leniently, the issue of who is 
"press," the proper balance of governmental confidentiality and the 
"public right to know," and the ability of law enforcement and national 
security experts to pursue leakers of confidential or classified 
information. 

          Is a federal reporters' shield law a good idea?  How broadly 
should it reach?  Should it protect professional journalists only or 
extend to ad hoc writers and bloggers, and if so, where and how is a 
line to be drawn?  Are there other ways to balance reporters' and 
sources' interests with law enforcement?  Is there a better mechanism 
than contempt to employ?

 

*Confirmed Panelists to Date:*

 

·         *Prof. Lillian BeVier*, University of Virginia School of Law

·         *Mr. Andrew C. Hruska*, King & Spalding

·         *Mr. Erik S. Jaffe*, Law Offices of Erik S. Jaffe

·         *Prof. Lee Levine*, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. and 
Georgetown University Law Center

·         *Hon. Rachel Brand*, Former Assistant Attorney General, Office 
of Legal Policy, U.S Department of Justice /(Moderator)/

 

*Tuesday, April 29, 2008*

*12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.*

*The Mayflower Hotel*

*1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.*
*Washington**, D.C.***

 

*Lunch will be served.*

*Cost: $20.  Press & Hill Staff admitted for Free.*

*Please register online at www.fed-soc.org as seating is limited.*

*Call Juli Nix at (202) 822-8138 with any questions.*

*http://www.fed-soc.org/events/eventID.511/event_detail.asp*


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